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present tense third-person singular of mock
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
- team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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2
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
- the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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- derides,
- gibes
- (or jibes),
- jeers,
- laughs (at),
- ridicules,
- scouts,
- shoots down,
- skewers
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3
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
- a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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- brushes (off),
- dismisses,
- flouts,
- pooh-poohs
- (also poohs),
- rejects,
- scoffs (at),
- scorns,
- shrugs off,
- winks (at)
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mocks
noun
plural of mock
Synonyms & Antonyms of mocks (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a person or thing that is made fun of
- they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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2
something that is made to look exactly like something else
- obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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